Olomouc, Czechia
The VKOL Red Church
Instead of sermons, this church became home to millions of books.
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Olomouc, Czechia
Instead of sermons, this church became home to millions of books.
Newchapel, Wales
This magical grotto is adorned with a complex pattern of native seashells, minerals, and fragments of colored glass.
Kamakura, Japan
A mountaintop shrine-temple guarded by a horde of half-demon priests.
Farnham, England
This place is the subject of local legends about a good witch and a Celtic God.
Salisbury, England
This gate served as a small lock-up jail in the 14th century.
Seville, Spain
Drink the 'Blood of Christ' in this Roman Catholic fever dream.
Steinsel, Luxembourg
The cave of a 12th-century hermit is still visited and venerated today.
Macclesfield, England
Local legend holds that if you can make it up this steep cobblestone stairway without taking a breath, you'll have wish come true.
Annapolis, Maryland
A memorial to an ill-fated Arctic expedition pursued by the U.S. Navy.
London, England
This mysterious pyramid is said to be part of a complex web of occult and Freemason symbols.
Pavia, Italy
These 500-year-old frescoes depict the city in its glory days.
Bramley, England
The walls of this village church are decorated by two unique religious works of art.
Haarlem, Netherlands
At this barrel organ museum, history and live concert keep Dutch street organ culture alive.
Schaffhausen, Switzerland
Explore the five senses depicted on this protruding Gothic window.
Radebeul, Germany
A museum dedicated to telling lies in service of the truth.
Nottingham, England
The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This historic Amsterdam bar used to accept sailor's monkeys as payment.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A curious collection dedicated to human and animal anatomy and pathology.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The attic of a four-century-old canal house hides a clandestine church.
Lisbon, Portugal
The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.
London, England
This East End pub gained notoriety as the site where gangster Ronnie Kray publicly shot a rival.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This bird-loving brewery is situated in an old municipal bathhouse, nestled beside a 300-year-old windmill.
Monteagle, Tennessee
This mansion turned restaurant was once a pitstop for Al Capone during his travels.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This cheese shop also houses a museum devoted to Dutch dairy.